1858 P1C Flying Eagle Cent, Judd-191, Pollock-233-234, R.5, PR64
PCGS. Snow-PT14, with five leaf clusters in the wreath. The
obverse is from a regular Flying Eagle Small Letters die, while the
reverse displays the wreath introduced on the 1859 Indian cent.
Struck in copper-nickel with a plain edge. Of the two obverse and
two reverse variants for this pattern, this is a fairly common
combination. However, the surfaces are definitely uncommon. Both
sides retain noticeable amounts of the original "white" surface
from the higher nickel alloy. Additionally a slight overlay of
reddish patina is seen over each side, a bit deeper in hue on the
reverse. The fields are deeply reflective as well, undoubtedly from
the lack of any significant color. (PCGS# 11840)